{"id":2538132,"date":"2026-01-15T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:00:58","slug":"stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning Footage: Minneapolis Rioters Break Into Federal Agent&#8217;s Vehicle, Steal Weapon and Ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2538132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Video footage from Minneapolis shows rioters breaking into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-4\/\" title=\"Stunning Footage: ... Rioters Break Into Federal Agent&#039;s Vehicle, Steal Weapon and Ammunition\">federal law-enforcement vehicle<\/a>, taking what appeared to be a rifle and ammunition; self-reliant journalist Nick Sortor posted the clip, saying he captured the thief&#8217;s face and the getaway vehicle&#8217;s plate and has forwarded the evidence to the FBI. Officers in riot gear later arrived and the crowd dispersed. The unrest followed Department of Homeland Security reports that an ICE officer shot an undocumented person in self\u2011defense after being ambushed and beaten, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition-3\/\" title=\"Stunning Footage: ... Rioters Break Into Federal Agent&#039;s Vehicle, Steal Weapon and Ammunition\">rioters reportedly vandalized federal vehicles<\/a> with anti\u2011ICE graffiti, according to media reports. ICE condemned the theft and destruction of federal property. President Donald Trump warned he would invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy federal forces if Minnesota officials do not contain the violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Video footage from Minneapolis taken Wednesday night showed rioters breaking into what was reportedly a federal law enforcement vehicle and pulling a rifle and ammunition out of its trunk.<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Nick Sortor posted video of the incident on social media, writing, &ldquo;Minneapolis rioters successfully BROKE OPEN a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and STOLE A RIFLE and ammunition before fleeing. I captured the thief&rsquo;s face and license plate on the getaway vehicle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of the rioters grabbed what appeared to be a tactical bag for a rifle, while a woman could be heard saying, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s some bullets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following social media posts contain images and language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Minneapolis rioters successfully BROKE OPEN a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and STOLE A RIFLE and ammunition before fleeing<\/p>\n<p>I captured the thief&rsquo;s face and license plate on the getaway vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE  and HELP IDENTIFY this POS.<\/p>\n<p>I have forwarded this&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7rwfIsN7v6\">pic.twitter.com\/7rwfIsN7v6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2011693543379652619?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sortor followed after the rioter who took the tactical bag, which presumably had a rifle inside it, and captured on video the car in which the man left the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist posted on X, &ldquo;I have forwarded this to the top levels of the FBI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later, rioters ran away as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-locks-down-largest-iphone-factory\/\" title=\"CCP Locks Down Largest iPhone Factory\">law enforcement officers dressed<\/a> in riot gear arrived at the location.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/15\/us-news\/hateful-anti-ice-agitators-vandalize-car-with-horrifying-threat-only-good-agent-is-a-dead-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rioters vandalized federal vehicles<\/a> after the Department of Homeland Security said that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer had shot an illegal immigrant whom he was seeking to apprehend.<\/p>\n<p>The agent shot in self-defense after the immigrant and two others ambushed him and began beating him with a shovel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2011851632146071797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos showed one vehicle covered in red spray paint in the middle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-into-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-and-ammunition\/\" title=\"Stunning Footage: ... Rioters Break Into Federal Agent&#039;s Vehicle, Steal Weapon and Ammunition\">debris-filled block &#038;mdash<\/a>; complete with the messages &ldquo;F*** ICE&rdquo; and &ldquo;Only good agent is a dead one,&rdquo; according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>ICE wrote on social media, &ldquo;Peaceful protests do not result in the destruction of federal vehicles and theft of federal property.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Peaceful protests do not result in the destruction of federal vehicles and theft of federal property. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VBZAqFhlgy\">https:\/\/t.co\/VBZAqFhlgy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICEgov\/status\/2011856476051005708?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will invoke the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-threatens-invoke-insurrection-act-minnesota-doesnt-start-complying-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insurrection Act<\/a>&nbsp;if Minnesota officials do not step up to address the violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 08:04 AM EST 01.15.26 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pyRvyYtwQR\">pic.twitter.com\/pyRvyYtwQR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2011815220998783084?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The president posted on , &ldquo;If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don&rsquo;t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE, who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Insurrection Act of 1807 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Insurrection-Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allows<\/a> the president to deploy the U.S. military, including federalizing the local state National Guard, to suppress a rebellion and enforce federal law.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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